BIOGRAPHY

A true revelation at the 2022 Long-Thibaud international competition, Masaya Kamei’s piano playing is exceptionally virtuosic and sophisticated.

Masaya Kamei was brought to worldwide attention in 2022 at the Long-Thibaud International Competition in France, where he won First Prize, Journalist Award and Audience Award. Also, he won the third prize at the Maria Canals International Piano Competition and became a semifinalist at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2022.

His extensive orchestral collaborations include NHK Symphony Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Osaka Symphony Orchestra, Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, Central Aichi Symphony Orchestra, and Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra.

His extensive orchestral collaborations include NHK Symphony Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Osaka Symphony Orchestra, Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, Central Aichi Symphony Orchestra, and Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra^.

Born in 2001, he started learning the piano at the age of four and has studied with Mayuko Aoki, Hideo Sugiura, Hisako Ueno, Michiko Okamoto, and Shoichi Hase. While studying at Meiwa High School, he was admitted to the early admission entrance program at Toho Gakuen School of Music, where he completed his bachelor’s degree with the highest honors in 2023. He has received exceptional scholarships such as the Ezoe Memorial Recruit Foundation, Rohm Music Foundation, and Yasuko Fukuda Award. He currently studies with Momoko Kodama at the University of Karlsruhe Music in Germany.

He released his first solo album entitled VIRTUOZO in 2022, which exhibits his virtuosic and sophisticated playing.

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